Paediatrics: history and physical examination

An 18-month-old girl is brought to the emergency department with two days of fever and irritability. She sits quietly on her mother's knee watching you, and sta…

Clinical rotations · common

A 9-month-old boy is brought by his mother, who is worried he is too small because her sister's baby of the same age is much bigger. He was born at term weighin…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A term-born 10-month-old boy attends for his routine child health check. He sits unsupported, crawls, pulls to stand and transfers objects between his hands; he…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 7-month-old girl is brought to a rural general practice. Her weight has fallen from the 50th centile to below the 0.4th centile over three months; her length…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 7-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his 19-year-old mother because of a cold. His weight has crossed from the 50th percentile at 4 month…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 5-month-old boy is brought by his mother, who has been told at the child health clinic that he is under the line and is frightened that something is being mis…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 9-month-old boy is brought by his mother, who has been told at day care that his head looks big and who asks whether he needs a scan. His head circumference h…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 4-year-old girl attends her preschool vision screening in the year before she starts school. She is well, has no complaints, and her parents have noticed noth…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 15-year-old girl attends the general practice with her mother because of four months of daily headaches. Her mother answers every question, describes the head…

Clinical rotations · common

An 8-year-old boy is referred to the paediatric clinic after a school nursing screen recorded a blood pressure of 132/84 mmHg, above the 95th centile for his ag…

Pre-internship · common

A girl born at 28 weeks gestation is brought to the child health nurse for a routine review. She is now 5 months old by the calendar and has been home from the…

Clinical rotations · common

A 15-year-old boy is brought to a general practice by his mother, who says he has become withdrawn over four months. He has stopped playing football, his marks…

Clinical rotations · common